Question regarding privacy

ElizaDay66 · ElizaDay66 #1 (**permalink**)

08-16-2010, 07:43 PM

Sorry, I'm not very educated when it comes to technical stuff so hopefully somebody here can answer my question.

At my current place of employment all workstations are tied into a PC network on a server. Occasionally, I bring my macbook into work and log into the network via airport (they gave me the password). Can they see my internet activity? I know that on the PC network they can see every page you've gone to online. Not sure if logging in via airport from my macbook will give them the same access as being tied to the network via a server.

Anybody know?

Raz0rEdge · Raz0rEdge #2 (**permalink**)

08-16-2010, 09:23 PM

Yes..you are just using the wireless to access the Internet as opposed to being hard linked to the network..either way, you are going through a point which is going to be monitored..

It doesn't matter if you use a Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android phone or any other device..if they are monitoring the traffic already, they will be able to see regardless of the device..

Regards

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ElizaDay66 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 02, 2009 Posts: 4	08-16-2010, 07:43 PM Sorry, I'm not very educated when it comes to technical stuff so hopefully somebody here can answer my question. At my current place of employment all workstations are tied into a PC network on a server. Occasionally, I bring my macbook into work and log into the network via airport (they gave me the password). Can they see my internet activity? I know that on the PC network they can see every page you've gone to online. Not sure if logging in via airport from my macbook will give them the same access as being tied to the network via a server. Anybody know?
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Raz0rEdge #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2009 Location: MA Posts: 6,068 Mac Specs: 27" i7 iMac with 16GB RAM and 1TB HDD, iPhone 3G & 4, iPod Nano 16GB, iPod Shuffle, iPad 2 16GB WiFi	08-16-2010, 09:23 PM Yes..you are just using the wireless to access the Internet as opposed to being hard linked to the network..either way, you are going through a point which is going to be monitored.. It doesn't matter if you use a Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iPod Touch, iPhone, Android phone or any other device..if they are monitoring the traffic already, they will be able to see regardless of the device.. Regards
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